McCarthy, Ryan

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, talk to the press on Wednesday. The two attended a private Republican gathering in June 2016. At the meeting, McCarthy suggested then-candidate Donald Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, talk to the press on Wednesday. The two attended a private Republican gathering in June 2016. At the meeting, McCarthy suggested then-candidate Donald Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, talk to the press on Wednesday. The two attended a private Republican gathering in June 2016. At the meeting, McCarthy suggested then-candidate Donald Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin.